Senior Human Resources Programs Manager

Chewy · Retail · Plantation, FL

This role is for a Senior Human Resources Program Manager focused on HR process review and transformation initiatives. The primary responsibilities include driving operational excellence, efficiency, and scalable solutions across the Team Member lifecycle. The role involves leading discovery, process mapping, and identifying opportunities for streamlining, automation, and centralization. The candidate will partner with various HR functions and external partners to define problem statements, shape improvement strategies, and own execution of HR transformation initiatives. Key requirements include experience in HR, HR transformation, process redesign, and change initiatives, with a strong understanding of HR process flows and influencing stakeholders. Familiarity with HRIS platforms is also required, and Lean Six Sigma certification is a bonus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the end-to-end experience for assigned HR transformation programs, independently defining scope, shaping strategy, and driving execution from discovery through post-change validation in alignment with company and HR strategy
  2. Facilitate stakeholder discovery sessions and process mapping workshops to identify root causes, friction points, inefficiencies, and experience gaps
  3. Leverage Team Member voice and operational data to assess current-state performance, define measurable targets, and prioritize improvement opportunities
  4. Build future-state HR processes that balance experience, compliance, scalability, and operational efficiency, incorporating automation, workflow optimization, and self-service solutions
  5. Develop prioritized roadmaps and business cases to create alignment, sequencing, and quantifiable outcomes

Skills

Required

  • Human Resources
  • HR Shared Services
  • HR process review
  • transformation initiatives
  • operational excellence
  • efficiency
  • scalable solutions
  • Team Member lifecycle
  • discovery efforts
  • process mapping
  • streamline
  • automate
  • centralize
  • Team Member experience
  • strategic partner
  • HR COEs
  • HR Systems
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Compliance
  • Legal
  • problem statements
  • improvement strategy
  • execution
  • portfolio
  • HR transformation programs
  • scope
  • strategy
  • discovery
  • post-change validation
  • company and HR strategy
  • stakeholder discovery sessions
  • workshops
  • root causes
  • friction points
  • inefficiencies
  • experience gaps
  • Team Member voice
  • operational data
  • current-state performance
  • measurable targets
  • prioritize improvement opportunities
  • future-state HR processes
  • compliance
  • scalability
  • operational efficiency
  • automation
  • workflow optimization
  • self-service solutions
  • prioritized roadmaps
  • business cases
  • alignment
  • sequencing
  • quantifiable outcomes
  • Influence
  • cross-functional partners
  • adoption
  • change impacts
  • sustained transformation outcomes
  • continuous improvement methodologies
  • eliminate waste
  • streamline service delivery
  • embed long-term process rigor
  • documentation
  • training
  • governance
  • business insight
  • structured prioritization frameworks
  • evaluate trade-offs
  • balance competing needs
  • ambiguous environment
  • HRIS platforms (e.g. Workday, UKG Pro, and First Advantage)

Nice to have

  • Lean Six Sigma certification
  • formal continuous improvement training

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in Human Resources
  • 3+ years of experience supporting or leading HR transformation
  • process redesign
  • enterprise change initiatives
  • independently formulate strategy
  • translate complex, cross-functional challenges into scalable program plans
  • measurable outcomes
  • Comfort operating independently in ambiguous environments
  • turning broad objectives into structured action plans
  • Proficient with navigating ambiguity while maintaining momentum and measurable progress
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Job Description:

Our Opportunity:

As a **Senior Human Resources Program Manager **in HR Shared Services, you will own end-to-end HR process review and transformation initiatives focused on operational excellence, efficiency, and scalable solutions across the Team Member lifecycle. You will lead discovery efforts, facilitate process mapping, and evaluate opportunities to streamline, automate, centralize, and improve the Team Member experience.

You will act as a strategic partner to HR COEs, HR Systems, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, Legal, and other partners, independently defining problem statements, shaping improvement strategy, and owning execution across a portfolio of HR transformation initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

  • Own the end-to-end experience for assigned HR transformation programs, independently defining scope, shaping strategy, and driving execution from discovery through post-change validation in alignment with company and HR strategy
  • Facilitate stakeholder discovery sessions and process mapping workshops to identify root causes, friction points, inefficiencies, and experience gaps
  • Leverage Team Member voice and operational data to assess current-state performance, define measurable targets, and prioritize improvement opportunities
  • Build future-state HR processes that balance experience, compliance, scalability, and operational efficiency, incorporating automation, workflow optimization, and self-service solutions
  • Develop prioritized roadmaps and business cases to create alignment, sequencing, and quantifiable outcomes
  • Influence and align cross-functional partners to drive adoption, manage change impacts, and ensure sustained transformation outcomes
  • Apply continuous improvement methodologies to eliminate waste, streamline service delivery, and embed long-term process rigor through documentation, training, and governance
  • Apply business insight and structured prioritization frameworks to evaluate trade-offs, define sequencing, and balance competing needs in an ambiguous environment

What You’ll Need:

  • 5+ years of experience in Human Resources, within a COE, HR Systems, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, Legal, or related HR function
  • 3+ years of experience supporting or leading HR transformation, process redesign, or enterprise change initiatives
  • Strong working knowledge of HR process flows across the employment lifecycle and how those processes connect across functions
  • Experience facilitating structured working sessions and influencing leaders to drive alignment and decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to independently formulate strategy and translate complex, cross-functional challenges into scalable program plans and measurable outcomes
  • Comfort operating independently in ambiguous environments and turning broad objectives into structured action plans
  • Proficient with navigating ambiguity while maintaining momentum and measurable progress
  • Familiarity with HRIS platforms (e.g. Workday, UKG Pro, and First Advantage)

Bonus

  • Lean Six Sigma certification or formal continuous improvement training

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